Thursday, November 5, 2009

"Ausgeglichenheit" BALANCE

Seeking balance, this is what we should do, if we want a good world. When I look around me, I see that we struggle so hard, and don't easily achieve balance. Nature, if we leave it alone, does it all by herself. We interfere and create the opposite of balance for our earth, only to try to re-gain it afterwards. That's why I think it's so important to pay attention to the signals we get from the earth, to be aware of the things we can do to contribute to heal the earth and to avoid imbalance. Everyone can contribute on his/her own level, there's plenty of information out there to help us.

Walk when we can, share things, use public transport, avoid pre-processed food, use less plastic bags, the list is endless.

Ooups, when I began to write this post, I didn't know where it was going to. Now I'm getting aware of the fact that I am constantly reminded of how bad we treat our earth, so, out comes this longing for balance....in drawings and words.

this is an amazing drawing. I see two feet, a hand, but also roots and shoots, an intertwining of person and plant.

"Nature, if we leave it alone, does it all by herself." I have always believed this. that nature heals herself, heals the wounds that we perpetrate on her. Just witness a landscape that man has come in and torn down the trees and bushes and made smooth and straight. Then man abandons this land. A few years later you can return and see new growth happening and 10 years later much more new growth.

the sense of connection to the earth is easier to see when one is in the country or close to nature. harder to see and remember when one is in a city.

Hi Andrea, thanks for the reminder of balance. You're so right about nature left it itself finds its own balance. I feel a need to be 'in the flow' and this post has been really helpful to me. Thankyou! :)

Must agree, there is waaaay too much waste going on. Love the posts you have had lately! One of my favorite sketches is the Oct. 15th post of the Parisians....so enjoyable! Thanks for stopping by my site! :)

What do you mean by "Ausgeglichenheit"? I like your drawing. When I hear ART, I see definitions such as feeling, freedom of expression, meaning of message, etc. Thank you for sharing this one!quality websitedesign